UST 2 KI Chapter 15

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15 After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost 27 years, Azariah, the son of King Amaziah, began to rule Judah. 2 He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah. She was from the city of Jerusalem. 3 He did things that pleased Yahweh. He did the same good things that his father Amaziah had done. 4 However, Azariah did not destroy the shrines on the tops of hills. The Judeans continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at those places instead of at the place that God had chosen for them in Jerusalem. 5 Azariah committed a serious sin, and Yahweh punished him by causing him to become a leper. Azariah remained a leper for the rest of his life. He had to live in a house away from other people. His son Jotham was in charge of the royal palace and decided cases that Judeans brought to him. 6 The book in which the kings of Judah recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Azariah did. 7 When Azariah died, the Judeans buried him in the part of Jerusalem that people called the City of David. That is where people had also buried his ancestors. Ahaziah’s son Jotham became the next king.

8 After Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 38 years, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became the king of Israel. He ruled in the city of Samaria for six months. 9 He did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. That is what his ancestors who were kings of Israel had done. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned by making calf idols, and he made the people of Israel sin by worshiping those idols. Zechariah sinned in that same way, and he did not repent. 10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against Zechariah. He assassinated him right in public. Then he became the next king. 11 The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Zechariah did. 12 Yahweh had told Jehu that his son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson would all be kings of Israel. And that is exactly what happened.

13 After Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost 39 years, Shallum son of Jabesh became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for one month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi came from the city of Tirzah to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the next king. 15 The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Shallum did, including how he plotted against King Zechariah. 16 After he became king, Menahem led his soldiers from Tirzah to the city of Tiphsah. They destroyed the city and killed the people who lived in it and near it. His soldiers even used their swords to split open the bellies of the pregnant women in the city and kill the children in their wombs. They did that because those people had not wanted Menahem to be their king, so they had not allowed him to come into their city. 17 When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 39 years, Menahem son of Gadi became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years. 18 Menahem did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned by making calf idols, and he made the people of Israel sin by worshiping those idols. Menahem sinned in that same way, and he did not ever repent. 19 Then King Pul of Assyria led his army to invade Israel. Menahem gave him about 33 metric tons of silver so that he would be his ally and help him rule Israel more powerfully. 20 Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute three fifths of a kilogram of silver. When Pul received that money, he ended his invasion and returned to Assyria. 21 The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Menahem did. 22 After Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king of Israel.

23 When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Pekahiah son of Menahem became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for two years. 24 Pekahiah did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned by making calf idols, and he made the people of Israel sin by worshiping those idols. Pekahiah sinned in that same way, and he did not repent. 25 One of Pekahiah’s military officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, plotted against him. Together with 50 men from the region of Gilead, he went to the fortress in the king’s palace in Samaria. There they assassinated Pekahiah and two of his officials, Argob and Arieh. Then Pekah became the next king. 26 The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Pekahiah did.

27 When Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah son of Remaliah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years. 28 Pekah did many things that Yahweh had told the Israelites were evil. Jeroboam son of Nebat had sinned by making calf idols, and he made the people of Israel sin by worshiping those idols. Pekah sinned in that same way, and he did not repent.

29 While Pekah was the king of Israel, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria led his army to invade the country. They captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. Those cities were in the parts of the regions of Gilead and Galilee that belonged to the tribe of Naphtali. Tiglath Pileser forced the Israelite people who had lived in those places to go to live in Assyria. 30 Then Hoshea son of Elah, plotted against Pekah. He assassinated him when Jotham son of Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the next king of Israel. 31 The book in which the kings of Israel recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Pekah did.

32 When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Jotham son of Azariah began to rule Judah. 33 Jotham was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 34 He did many things that pleased Yahweh, just as his father Uzziah had done. 35 However, Jotham did not destroy the shrines on the tops of hills. The Judeans continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at those places instead of at the place that God had chosen for them in Jerusalem. Jotham had his workers build the upper gate of the temple courtyard. 36 The book in which the kings of Judah recorded what happened during their reigns describes further things that Jotham did. 37 During the reign of Jotham, Yahweh prompted King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to start planning to attack Judah. 38 When Jotham died, the Judeans buried him in the part of Jerusalem that people called the City of David. That is where people had buried his ancestors. Jotham’s son Ahaz became the next king.

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UST 2 KI Chapter 15

UST 2 KI Chapter 15